A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 58 wins & 93 nominations total
Dylan Keith Summers
- Necro Butcher
- (as Dylan Summers)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaDue to the film's modest budget, Axl Rose donated the use of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" free of charge for the final match.
- GoofsWhen Cassidy met Randy to shop for his daughter, she had no make-up on and wore a beanie that fully covered her hair. Immediately after shopping, they went to a bar for drinking beer and now Cassidy had quite a bit make-up on and her hair looked as if it has been done.
- Quotes
Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: The only place I get hurt is out there. The world don't give a shit about me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09 (2008)
- Soundtracks(Bang Your Head) Metal Health
Written by Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow
Performed by Quiet Riot
Courtesy of Hands On Productions, LLC
Featured review
The Return of Mickey Rourke
Very rarely an artistic come back is so pointed, so truthful and/or so honest. Mickey Rourke is extraordinary here and I can assure you, he'll break your heart. "It's not over until you (pointing at the audience) tell me its over" Who was saying that? Mickey Rourke himself or his character? Both, I think both. I felt a chill run down my spine, the kind of chill you feel when confronted by an unvarnished truth. Darren Aronofsky is definitely someone to watch and to follow. His characters face limit situations and he finds torturous paths for them to travel. What makes the whole thing endurable is the unmistakable signs of self awareness. In "The Wrestler" the painful meeting between Ram and his daughter (played by Evan Rachel Wood) have the overwhelming weight of the truth without a hint of sentimentality. As we are approaching Oscar season I imagine already a fight to the finish between Sean Penn for "Milk" and Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler" They both deserve the highest accolade. What a year!
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- littlemartinarocena
- Nov 10, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,238,243
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $202,714
- Dec 21, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $44,734,660
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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